Damaged Goods (Don't Call Me Hero #2) by Eliza Lentzski

Author:Eliza Lentzski [Lentzski, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Adult, Fiction, lesbian, romance, Military, Police, Law Enforcement
ISBN: 1519746164
Amazon: B019JU20D6
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-12-18T16:00:00+00:00

I decided to wait until the end of my workday when I knew David would be on duty before calling. I’d forgotten to ask Lori if they’d hired a replacement for me, but even if not, David would be on duty around the time I got off of work.

“Go for Addams.”

His greeting made me chuckle. It reminded me of my first impression of my former colleague. He’d been blessed with all-American good looks, complete with piercing blue eyes and deep dimples that made themselves known whenever he flashed a particularly mischievous grin. David Addams knew he was classically attractive, which sometimes manifested in arrogance.

“Hello?” he tried again.

“David, it’s Cassidy. Miller,” I added in case there was any confusion.

“Fucking, eh.”

“Yeah, there seems to be a lot of that going around,” I remarked.

“Sorry for the language. You surprised me. To what do I owe this unexpected pleasure?”

“I’m calling with a favor.”

“Sure. Go ahead.”

“Julia Desjardin—”

“Doesn’t live here anymore,” David supplied.

“I know, dude. Let me finish.”

“Oh. Sorry.”

“Julia tried to get custody of her mother, but the judge gave guardianship to her father instead. I was hoping maybe you could keep an eye open for Mrs. Desjardin—make sure her husband is treating her properly.”

“How do you know all of this?”

“Julia’s in Minneapolis with me. I mean, she’s not like living with me,” I clarified. “We’re just in the same city.”

“You forgave her, didn’t you?” David seemed to accuse. “After she embarrassed the entire police force? After she switched sides and left the city high and dry without a prosecutor? After she let a criminal get off scot-free? After all of that, and you’re not angry with her anymore?”

I thought David’s soliloquy made it sound worse than it really was. The entire police department was three people, and I had been one-third of that. There was a chain of command—a hierarchy to make sure the city prosecutor position would be refilled. And it wasn’t as though her father had killed anyone.

“I’m …” I struggled with an answer.

“I know she’s hot and all, but doesn’t it bother you?”

“Sure it bothers me.” I paused and reflected on my verb tense. Bothered or bothers? Was I over it or not?

“So will you do it?” I redirected the conversation. “Will you keep an eye on Julia’s mom, and let me know if there’s a change in her status?”

“Of course. Anything for a friend.”

His words brought with them an unreasonable amount of guilt.

“David, I’m sorry.”

He cleared his throat in my ear. “You should be.”

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